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As with other countries around the globe, Canada celebrates specific holidays which are observed nationwide. These are regulated by the government and known as statutory holidays, stat holidays or merely stats. There are also holidays which vary according to the specific territory and province you have moved to.
If you are an expat who recently settled in Canada, these are the holidays you should familiarize yourself with after your move.
Nationwide public holidays  The following are holidays celebrated by all of Canada, regardless of territory or province.
Public and private workers are generally given the day off, but if they must work they are compensated by their employer with another paid day off or extra pay for working on a holiday:
- New Year's Day (January 1) - the first day of the new calendar year
- Good Friday (Friday before Easter) - commemorates the crucifixion of the Christian religious figure Jesus; if workers in Quebec do not receive Good Friday off they instead are given a day off three days later on Easter Monday
- Canada Day (July 1, or July 2 if the 1st is on a Sunday) - celebrates the 1867 Confederation; known as Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador and is the largest moving day of the year nationwide (AKA: Moving Day)
- Labour Day (first Monday in September) - holiday that celebrates workers, also regarded as the last long weekend before the end of the summer
- Christmas Day (December 25) - Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus
Provincial and territorial holidays The holidays below are not celebrated across Canada but are unique depending on which province and territory you live in:
- Family Day (third Monday in February, second Monday in February in British Columbia) - a day to focus on your family
- Public holiday in Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan; celebrated in Manitoba as Louis Riel Day and Islander Day on Prince Edward Island
- Saint Patrick's Day (March 17) - Irish cultural and religious celebration for the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick
- Celebrated in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Saint George's Day (April 23) - the feast day for Saint George
- Observed in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Victoria Day (Monday on or before May 24) - celebrates the birthday of the current Canadian monarch but is always observed on the birthday of Queen Victoria; some French-Canadians choose to instead celebrate French-Canadian hero Adam Dollard des Ormeaux; called National Patriots' Day in Quebec
- This is not a stat holiday in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador
- National Aboriginal Day (June 21) - a holiday celebrating the first people of Canada, specifically the Inuit, Metis, and the "First Nations" who are neither Inuit or Metis
- Celebrated in the Northwest Territories
- Orangeman's Day (July 12) - Ulster Protestant celebration to commemorate Protestant supremacy in Ireland in the 1600's
- Only observed in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Discovery Day (third Monday in August or June 24) - the discovery of Newfoundland or the beginning of the Klondike Gold Rush
- A holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon respectively
- Civic Holiday (first Monday in August) - created to celebrate an area's heritage
- Not observed in Newfoundland and Labrador, or Quebec; referred to by different names in other provinces, such as British Columbia Day, New Brunswick Day and Saskatchewan Day as well as Heritage Day (Alberta and Yukon) and Natal Day (Nova Scotia)
- Gold Cup Parade Day (third Friday in August) - celebrates the summer season
- Holiday on Prince Edward Island
- Thanksgiving (second Monday in October) - a holiday of giving thanks at the end of the harvest season
- An optional holiday in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador
- Remembrance Day (November 11) - commemorates deceased Canadian war veterans
- Not a stat holiday in Manitoba or Quebec; employers have the option to give employees Remembrance Day or an alternate day off in Ontario and Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador celebrates Armistice Day (the signing of the armistice between the Allies of WWI and Germany)
- Boxing Day (December 26) - bank holiday that originated with servants receiving gifts from their boss
- A stat holiday in Ontario and a holiday in New Brunswick, although many employers across Canada treat this as a paid day off
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Author : Cassandra Rose
on October 22, 2014
TopMoving.ca - Moving Expert
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